Canary Islands

A region of Spain, the anthem used in the Canaries for official local occasions was introduced on May 30 (Canary Islands Day), 2003. It is an adaptation of a local folk song called “Arrorró” (Lullaby).

Before the official announcement of the anthem unofficial local songs were in place, and tended to differ depending on the person’s political beliefs. Those who prefered independence for the Canary Islands used the “Canto de Tierra” as their anthem, while others used another work by Teobaldo Power y Lugo-Vina, “Pasodoble Islas Canarias”.

Special thanks to: Jan Scotland and Erwin Hoheisel for some of this information and Paweł Ciupak for the music file.

I am the shade of an almond tree,
I am volcano, saltpeter and lava.
Distributed in seven islands
the pulse of my soul beats.
I am history and future,
a heart that illuminates the dawn
over our islands that are set
for sailing towards hope.
Fighters in nobility
defend the bright pillar
of freedom.
This is our beloved soil:
my Canary Islands.
As a single one
to be together
dreams the dream of peace
on the wide sea.